Tool for removing soft tissue growth around a dental implant

Tool for removing soft tissue growth around a dental implant
United States Patent Application: 20030082497
Kind Code A1
Kastenbaum, Fred
Publication Date: May 1, 2003
Inventors: Kastenbaum, Fred; (New York, NY)
Correspondence Name and Address: DARBY & DARBY P.C.
805 Third Avenue
New York
NY
10022
US
Serial No.: 000631
Series Code: 10
Filed: November 1, 2001
Abstract
A dental instrument having a blade and an elongated guide connected to the blade. The guide is sized to fit within the bore of a dental implant and is placed at a predetermined radial location with respect to the blade. The guide may selectively translate in a direction parallel to the cutting plane of the blade. The instrument includes a geometric step or a conical surface integrated into the guide so as to prevent the guide from being inserted further than a predetermined distance into the implant.